Great editorial Tony!

A lot of people managing large corporations (and some managing small ones) do not understand the value database professionals bring. Finding meaningful ways to bridge this gap is worthwhile any time, particularly at review time.

I think the visibility of the production DBA can be mitigated by a good boss. A good boss will be concerned with "telling your story." My current boss does this extremely well, and I try to do this for members of my team.

Regardless of how cool your boss may be, following the personal branding advice Steve Jones offers is a good idea.

:{> Andy

PS - thanks for the link Tony! :{>